Mauritius Premium Visa: plan a long stay while keeping your work overseas

Mauritius offers a Premium Visa for qualifying visitors planning an extended stay, including remote-working professionals and retirees. The Passport and Immigration Office describes a renewable stay of up to one year and confirms that the visa is free of charge.

Keep the work arrangement clear

The Economic Development Board says applicants must not enter the Mauritian labour market. Their main business and source of income or profits must be outside Mauritius. A proposed local job therefore raises a different immigration question from continuing an overseas job remotely.

Prepare evidence of the purpose and length of your stay, accommodation and sufficient travel and health insurance. Check the programme’s nationality guidance and the entry rules applicable to your passport before travelling; eligibility to apply is not itself permission to cross the border.

Use the official application route

Follow the application link from the immigration office or Economic Development Board website, then use the current checklist. The EDB describes an online application and delivery of the approved e-visa by email. Its guidance also allows an application during a lawful tourist stay.

If an intermediary quotes a charge, distinguish its optional service fee from the government’s Premium Visa processing fee, which is zero. Ask for an itemised description before buying assistance.

Organise the move around the decision

Keep copies of the submitted documents and approval, and read the dates on the issued permission before committing to an extended lease. Make a practical budget covering insurance, housing and return travel. Discuss the overseas working arrangement with your employer before moving, especially where client confidentiality or equipment access matters.

This article concerns immigration permission. It does not establish your tax position or replace the official application checklist.